TRACKLIST
1. Enter / Intro
2. Magi's Love (feat. Sharis)
3. Little Miss Petty (feat. LS+B, Thurz, Speed Walton, and Point of Realization)
4. No Particulars (feat. Syd, Didda Joe, and August Rose)
5. All Night (feat. Deva, KarenBe, and Colin Devane)
6. Sofas (feat. Didda Joe, Aqeelion, Bobby Earth, and Muwosi)
7. Loving You (feat. Ivory T)
8. Unconditional (feat. Jimetta Rose, Bunchy, and Coultrain)
9. Crush You (feat. Anderson .Paak)
10. Maybe Baby Winter (feat. Jimetta Rose)
11. Thorns And Roses (feat. Sharis and Keng Zae)
12. Supastar Youngin (feat. Anderson .Paak)
13. Smile For Me (feat. Peyton)
14. If You Miss You Kiss You (feat. Sa-Ra and Maurice II)
DESCRIPTION
• So Gold features appearances by Anderson .Paak, Syd (of The Internet), Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Thurz, Jimetta Rose, Speed Walton, Coultrain, and more. The album also serves as an introduction to burgeoning L.A. musical collective Dove Society, led by Shafiq Husayn.
• Shafiq Husayn is one-third of the renowned production crew Sa Ra Creative Partners, and has produced for countless top artists, including Erykah Badu, Anderson .Paak, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West, Andre 3000, Bilal, John Legend, Ice T, Hiatus Kaiyote, Jurassic 5, Lord Finesse, Pharoahe Monch, and many more. He also earned a Grammy for his work on Robert Glasper’s breakthrough album Black Radio.
• In recent years Shafiq Husayn has been interviewed by top outlets like LA Weekly, Red Bull Radio, AFROPUNK, The Los Angeles Times, Okayplayer, HipHopDX, The Fader, and more.
• Shafiq’s last album The Loop was championed by outlets like Okayplayer, Bandcamp, NPR Music, AFROPUNK, XLR8R, The A.V. Club, 2DopeBoyz, and SoulBounce. It also received extensive airplay on BBC Radio, including spins from influential DJs Gilles Peterson and Mary Anne Hobbs. Tracks from The Loop have also been added to popular Spotify editorial playlists including Morning Rhythm, Ready For The Day, and I Love My Neo-Soul.
Acclaimed producer, songwriter, and vocalist Shafiq Husayn has been a vital force on the Los Angeles music scene for decades. A member of trendsetting trio Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Shafiq has produced tracks for a staggering spectrum of talent, including Erykah Badu, Ty Dolla $ign, Pharoahe Monch, Robert Glasper, Ice T, Bilal, Jurassic 5, and many more. Over the last few years, the Grammy winner has also become the leader of The Dove Society, an expansive L.A. musical collective. Now, Shafiq Husayn and The Dove Society are debuting the new album So Gold, an eclectic masterpiece emerging from sessions Shafiq describes as “pure love, magic, inspiration!” A worthy follow-up to Shafiq’s acclaimed 2018 opus The Loop, the album features contributions from Anderson .Paak, Syd (of The Internet), Peyton, Thurz, Jimetta Rose, Speed Walton, and many more. Bursting with the kinetic energy of vibrant creative collaboration, the album synthesizes disparate styles into a cohesive tapestry of lush cosmic soul. “It’s new age everything and above,” Shafiq explains. “Focused and direct in the songwriting and production, but still adventurous and refreshing.”